Shiva Rajkumar apologises for calling Hindi a ‘national language’

Kannada star Shiva Rajkumar landed in controversy for his earlier remark calling Hindi a “national language". The veteran actor has now apologized after the criticism it received on social media. He clarified that he meant to say Hindi was “one of the national languages” but used the wrong term during the promotions of his upcoming film ‘Original Monster’.Shiva Rajkumar apologises for Hindi remarkAccording to a report by India Today, while speaking with the media, he shared that he got mixed up in one of the Indian languages. “I called Hindi the national language. It is one of the languages. Our language [Kannada] is important for us, always. I don’t know, I got confused with one of the Indian languages. I apologise, I did not know. Their language is Hindi, our language is Kannada, their language is important to them.